The Effect of Using Different Colors of Mulches on Soil Temperature and the Productivity of Tomatoes and Cucumbers in Greenhouses Cultivation
2013
Tony Talab
This research was conducted at the Research Station of greenhouse cultivation affiliated to the General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research (G.C.S.A.R), Damascus to find out the effects of the most important Mulches colors used on the cucumbers and tomatoes under Syrian environmental conditions.During the first growing season (2004/2005), the minimum and maximum soil temperature increased but cucumber and tomato productivity were not increased significantly due to the delay in planting the crops. Consequently, the experiments were repeated in an earlier planting date for the second growing season (2005/2006). It is found that mulch, in general, raised the minimum and maximum soil temperatures and increased tomato and cucumber productivity as the increments in productivity were significant for blue and red mulch in comparison with the control. The increment in productivity ranged between 5 and 15% for cucumber and 11 to 24% for tomatoes. The economic return was feasible even though the growing season was only for spring cultivation.
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